Patent · US Expired

Antifuse detection circuit

US6084814A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
11References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1998
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C17/18
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antifuse detection circuit is described which uses a latching circuit and two antifuses. The antifuses are coupled between the latch circuit and ground. The latching circuit described is a differential circuit which can detect which one of the two antifuses has been programmed. The circuit accurately detects an antifuse which has a relatively high resistance after being programmed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.